The Supreme Court decided R. v. Sparrow, arising from a Musqueam fisher's prosecution under fishing regulations. The judgment addressed protection of existing Aboriginal rights under section 35 and the justification required for government infringement. It strengthened a legal route for collective rights claims without declaring such rights immune from all regulation.
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The Sparrow judgment addressed government justification for infringing protected Aboriginal rights.
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It strengthened constitutional protection while recognizing that rights claims and regulation required legal analysis.